Anti-government protesters padlock university

Angry students chained and padlocked the doors to Bulgaria's largest university in Sofia last Monday, demanding the resignation of the embattled Socialist-backed government, reports AFP. "We declare total and effective occupation," the students announced on their Facebook page amid efforts to reignite the mass anti-poverty and anti-corruption protests that swept the country earlier this year.

A small group of protesters had occupied Sofia University's main building for 19 days, prompting the university to cancel all lectures – although students, professors and staff were still allowed to enter the building. The students are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski's government, new elections and an end to perceived widespread corruption in politics.

Teachers, actors and intellectuals have backed the Sofia University protest, as well as students across the country, who have blocked auditoriums in at least 18 other universities.
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